How I lost my job...
For speely drafts' challenge
My boss is angry
"Ooopsss, I overheard you, sorry
Did you get divorced?"
Not an answer...
I'm asking louder:
"Sir,
is there anything
I can do for you?"
"Nothing at all,
Can you please make a call...
...but wait! What did you just tell me?
That you overheard me?"
His face turns into mad
Like a fierce dragon
Who's ready to burn my head down
I wish I hadn't been that curious before,
And I would've just walked out the damn door...
But here we go...
Staring at his wrathful eyes.
I know it's over for me
No excuses
Whatever I say till now
Is against myself
He's gonna fire me...
In the last minute
I'm writing it
For sleepy drafts' challenge:
Written for RM Stockton's March Unofficial Challenge as well:
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It all started when Echo was five. She kept having these nightmares where she would just fall into a dark pit, screaming insanely loud, yet no one, not even her own parents would hear her. It was terrifying. But the most horrible part was that when she'd wake up panting, her parents were nowhere to be found, just like in her dream. She'd always cry herself to sleep alone and helpless.
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If this is how sobriety feels, maybe it’s better to go through life a little buzzed… this, along with other hits like, I want to kill myself, I wish I was dead, and I’m going to throw myself off a bridge have been the only thoughts on rotation these past few days. I promise myself that if, in a month, I still feel like this (‘this’ meaning despondent, full of rage, and simultaneously numb) I can go back to smoking. Until mid-February though? Nicotine is off the table.
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Comments (11)
When tender hearts, curious ears, become the agent of our greater fears.
Curiosity got the cat fired! Or something like that. I have learned to just keep my head down and pretend I hear nothing! Nice job, Anna.
Good one Anna.
I hope I am not that kind of boss. 😁
Haha! Nice job Anna.
Oh I surely hope that this didn't actually happen!
Nice twist on the challenge!
nice writing!
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Oh, goodness, how terrifying!! What a creative take on the challenge. Thank you so much for writing and sharing this! I hope you didn't lose your job - that is so scary! 😭💗
Well done!